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Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network

Compare proportion of population covered by at least a 5g mobile network across 111 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database111 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.6%
Median: 45.8%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Cyprus
100.0%
Lowest
Bangladesh
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Cyprus100.0%
2Denmark100.0%
3Malta100.0%
4Monaco100.0%
5Switzerland100.0%
By Region
Europe90.2%(25 countries)
North America78.7%(3 countries)
Oceania64.7%(2 countries)
Asia62.7%(18 countries)
South America34.8%(6 countries)
Key Findings
  • 111 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • Switzerland has the highest published value (100 %).
  • Algeria has the lowest published value (0 %).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.6%)

Europe (25)
North America (3)
Oceania (2)
Asia (18)
South America (6)
Other (50)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network (%).

Values use UN SDG series IT_MOB_5GNTWK, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series IT_MOB_5GNTWK; year 2024; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "C", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 9.c.1.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Cyprus100.0%
2Denmark100.0%
3Malta100.0%
4Monaco100.0%
5Switzerland100.0%
6Bahrain100.0%
7Finland100.0%
8Belgium99.8%
9Lithuania99.7%
10Norway99.7%
11Greece99.6%
12United Arab Emirates99.5%
13Hong Kong99.0%
14Netherlands99.0%
15Qatar99.0%
16Portugal98.7%
17Czech Republic98.6%
18Sweden98.2%
19Taiwan, Province of China98.2%
20Germany98.0%
21Austria98.0%
22Croatia98.0%
23The Republic of North Macedonia97.0%
24Slovenia96.7%
25People's Republic of China96.0%
26United States of America96.0%
27Brunei Darussalam95.4%
28Estonia95.0%
29Iceland95.0%
30Singapore95.0%
31Thailand95.0%
32Canada94.3%
33Andorra94.0%
34Macao92.7%
35Montenegro91.2%
36Poland91.0%
37Bulgaria90.2%
38Italy90.0%
39Liechtenstein90.0%
40Oman89.0%
41Australia89.0%
42Chile87.0%
43Ireland86.0%
44Saudi Arabia84.0%
45Slovakia83.0%
46Malaysia82.4%
47India82.2%
48Philippines72.4%
49Maldives69.0%
50Mauritius65.0%
51Brazil63.0%
52Dominican Republic61.9%
53Bhutan60.0%
54South Africa50.5%
55Botswana47.0%
56Kazakhstan45.8%
57Mexico45.8%
58Lesotho44.9%
59New Zealand40.4%
60Romania39.8%
61Jordan38.3%
62Peru27.5%
63Vietnam25.5%
64Albania24.0%
65United Republic of Tanzania20.0%
66Uruguay18.8%
67Uzbekistan18.0%
68Armenia17.6%
69Suriname16.3%
70Angola16.1%
71Zimbabwe15.9%
72Uganda14.9%
73Kenya14.0%
74Nigeria13.3%
75Ecuador10.5%
76Mozambique10.0%
77Indonesia8.9%
78Islamic Republic of Iran8.2%
79Benin5.0%
80Eswatini5.0%
81Zambia5.0%
82Colombia2.3%
83Ethiopia0.0%
84Myanmar0.0%
85Belarus0.0%
86Chad0.0%
87Costa Rica0.0%
88Cuba0.0%
89Fiji0.0%
90Georgia0.0%
91Kiribati0.0%
92Honduras0.0%
93Iraq0.0%
94Cote d'Ivoire0.0%
95Jamaica0.0%
96Malawi0.0%
97Namibia0.0%
98Vanuatu0.0%
99Nicaragua0.0%
100Papua New Guinea0.0%
101Rwanda0.0%
102Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0%
103Serbia0.0%
104Tunisia0.0%
105Egypt0.0%
106Burkina Faso0.0%
107Venezuela0.0%
108Algeria0.0%
109Azerbaijan0.0%
110Bahamas0.0%
111Bangladesh0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).

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